Vermont’s latest biomass power plant: about as green as week-old toast
Numbers from the Beaver Wood Energy biomass plant reveal it will be one of the biggest polluters in Vermont.
air-permit
Air quality “Hazardous”, but MA determined to issue biomass pollution permit
April 12 was a “hazardous” day for air quality in western Massachusetts, yet it’s full speed ahead for the Palmer Renewable Energy plant in Springfield, which will be one of the largest emitters of particle pollution in the region.
State Poised to Increase Air Pollution in Springfield
When the dust settles from the public hearing on the Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant in Springfield, MA, Hampden country will still be out of compliance with pollution standards for ozone, Springfield’s kids will still have asthma and elevated blood lead levels at twice the state average, and the city will still be experiencing high particle pollution. And that’s if they don’t build the plant.
et tu, Hawaii? Biomass Developers Low-Ball Numbers to Avoid Pollution Controls
The Hu Honua plant, an old coal burner which is being converted to burn wood, will emit 20 to 30 tons per year of toxic chemicals like formaldehyde, benzene, and hydrochloric acid, dangerous metals like arsenic and mercury, and harmful combustion byproducts including dioxin.
Wisconsin Plant Would be a Huge Polluter
Carbon dioxide emissions from the biomass boiler will be 3,120 pounds per megawatt-hour, more than six times the 510 pounds per megawatt-hour allowed for the facility’s new natural gas burner.
